Berkeley, CaliforniaMay 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On May 19, 1955, a civilian observer in Berkeley, California reported seeing one unidentified object moving south. The sighting lasted 8 seconds. The object was described as rounded with a line and aluminum color with no discernible features. The source was a civilian with ground-visual observation. The investigation noted insufficient data for evaluation due to the extremely short duration and insufficient data provided.

Reported location

Berkeley, California

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 19 May 1955
2. LOCATION: Berkeley, California
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes for various conclusions]

3. DATE/TIME GROUP: Local, GMT
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No
6. SOURCE: Civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 8 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: south

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Rounded with a line, aluminum no discernible features.

11. COMMENTS: Insufficient data. Duration extremely short.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962136